The Redmond-based tech giant has been eager to build buzz around the launch of its first standalone Asia Pacific location and second flagship, after the two-storey Microsoft store in Manhattan. Customers queued in the bright sun with the the promise of free concert tickets and lucky door prizes for early birds, before the window coverings …

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A linked inbox for multiple email accounts in the Mail app was arguably the most requested feature following the release of Windows 10. Indeed, this was also one of our biggest qualms following Windows 10’s release. If you are as eager as about a unified inbox as we are, you’ll pleased to know that Microsoft has …

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Still want to buy a PC that comes with Windows 7 or 8.1 from the get-go? You’ve got less than a year. Updated late October, Microsoft’s “Windows lifecycle fact sheet” shows October 31, 2016, as the “end of sales for PCs with Windows preinstalled” for both Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8.1, a change spotted by CNET sister …

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